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Highway will improve our path towards EU

The Bar-Boljare highway will make Montenegrin economy move even more strongly on the integration path to Europe, said the Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of Montenegro and Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Milutin Simovic.

Simovic opened the building construction trade fair in Budva today.

Government of Montegero tweeted that he thanked the Minister of Environmental Protection of the People's Republic of China Li Ganjie on his visit, and on the support provided by the Government of the People's Republic of China in order to present China at this Fair as a partner country and as a country with which Montenegro has traditional friendly relations.

"Continuous trends in the growth of construction activity clearly show the growing interest of domestic and foreign investors in the Montenegrin market and confirm that the Government's efforts to improve the business environment bring concrete results in the direction of maintaining dynamic economic growth, creating new jobs and improving the quality of life of citizens," Simovic stressed.

He was particularly pleased with the fact that the bearer of the presentation of the People's Republic of China at this year's Fair, the Chinese company CRBC, is our partner and the main contractor for the construction of the first section of the Bar - Boljare highway.

The project for the construction of the highway significantly contributed to the growth of the Montenegrin economy, which was one of the largest in Europe last year.

Certainly, the most significant positive economic effects of the construction of the highway are expected after its completion and creating connections with key European transport corridors, markets and tourism zones.

"With more efficient and modern road connections we will make Montenegro a transport, logistics and trade hub in Southeast Europe and significantly improve traffic safety and security, reduce the number of traffic accidents and increase travel comfort. The highway will contribute to our economy moving even more strongly towards our integration path - to Europe!," Simovic emphasised.

The confirmation that the Government of Montenegro is on the right path are reports of relevant international institutions and organisations, primarily the International Monetary Fund, which in this year, the year of intensive works on the first section and planning of the construction of the next ones, noted that it had positive effect on the Montenegrin economy, the financial sector has been improved and macroeconomic prospects stabilized.

Simovic said that by organizing international events like this one, Montenegro also confirms that its economy is open to the global market and that it encourages competition, which creates quality and contributes to development.

"We are not advocates of protectionism and closure, but openness and partnership, which is best confirmed by investors from 113 countries operating in Montenegro," Simovic concluded and wished a lot of success to numerous participants of the Fair.